 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 1
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| Assessment:
| CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims:
* To equip students with theoretical and conceptual tools used in examining issues related to Asian security.
* To conduct an in-depth study of some of the most significant challenges concerning Asian, and by extension global, security.
* To study Asian security concerns in terms of their historical contexts.
* To understand the rationale behind European and American involvement in the region.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this unit, the students will be able to:
* analyse contemporary security challenges coming from Asia;
* demonstrate an understanding of the role of Asia in contemporary world politics;
* show an appreciation of the relevance of Asian security-related issues and cases for studying global security;
* develop an understanding of the relations between Asian states.
Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, effective communication, teamwork and the planning/conduct/reporting of non-quantitative research are developed and assessed in this unit.
Content:
The topics studied on the unit will include: Asian security in a global context; 'AfPak' security and international intervention; South Asian security and the nuclear dimension; Islamic terrorism in Asia and global security; conflict and cooperation in East Asia and beyond; identity and conflict in southeast Asia; Central Asian security and the new 'great game'; non-traditional security issues in Asia - human rights, poverty and the environment.
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| Programme availability: |
PL30881 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Economics
- UHES-AFB01 : BSc (hons) Economics and Politics (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHES-AKB01 : BSc (hons) Economics and Politics (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB13 : BA (hons) French and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB12 : BA (hons) German and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB16 : BA (hons) Italian (ab initio) and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB14 : BA (hons) Italian and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB08 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB09 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB05 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and German) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB04 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB18 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB06 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB07 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB02 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB23 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB20 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB22 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB19 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB15 : BA (hons) Russian (ab initio) and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AYB17 : BA (hons) Spanish and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AFB30 : BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc (hons) Politics and International Relations (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc (hons) Politics with Economics (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AFB10 : BSc (hons) Politics with Economics (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc (hons) Politics with Economics (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
- UHPL-AAB29 : BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations (Full-time with Study Year Abroad) - Year 4
- UHPL-AFB29 : BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations (Full-time) - Year 3
- UHPL-AKB29 : BSc (hons) Politics with International Relations (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 4
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